40.7% ▲ +32.9%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Swan Hill · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Swan Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a third of qualified adults in Swan Hill hold a Certificate III or IV. While the number of people finishing Year 12 has risen by 10 points since 2011, overall school and university completion rates remain far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. This is the most common highest year of schooling, followed by Year 10 at 17.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Swan Hill, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (19%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 11.2% of adults, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This proportion has grown slightly, rising 2.7 points since 2011.
11.2% ▲ +31.2%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Swan Hill, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Common areas of study for those with qualifications include engineering and related fields at 13.3%, followed by management and commerce at 12.0% and health at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 14 schools in the area serving 3,520 students. Most of these are government schools (71.4%) and the majority are primary schools.
14
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.49
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3,520
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
251
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
963
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Swan Hill
14 schools — 3,520 students, average ICSEA 963.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 4 · Secondary 2
| Swan Hill College, Swan Hill | Government | Secondary | — | 747 | 944 |
| St Mary's School, Swan Hill | Catholic | Primary | — | 603 | 1,036 |
| St Mary MacKillop College, Swan Hill | Catholic | Secondary | — | 540 | 1,023 |
| Swan Hill Primary School, Swan Hill | Government | Primary | — | 516 | 942 |
| St Mary's School, Robinvale | Catholic | Combined | — | 290 | 962 |
| Robinvale College, Robinvale | Government | Combined | — | 257 | 819 |
| Swan Hill North Primary School, Swan Hill | Government | Primary | — | 184 | 926 |
| Swan Hill Specialist School, Swan Hill | Government | Combined | — | 85 | 908 |
| Woorinen District Primary School, Woorinen South | Government | Primary | — | 75 | 931 |
| Lake Boga Primary School, Lake Boga | Government | Primary | — | 62 | 988 |
| Manangatang P-12 College, Manangatang | Government | Combined | — | 58 | 972 |
| Nyah District Primary School, Nyah West | Government | Primary | — | 42 | 893 |
| Beverford District Primary School, Beverford | Government | Primary | — | 32 | 939 |
| Swan Hill Christian School, Swan Hill | Independent | Primary | — | 29 | 1,017 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Swan Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26610/swan-hill/topic/education